Etymology

nibling

nib·ling
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Today it means: Used especially as a gender-neutral term: the child of one's sibling or sibling-in-law; one's nephew or niece. Full definition →

First used 1951
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The story

Blend of nephew or niece + sibling, coined by the American linguist Samuel Elmo Martin (1924–2009) in 1951.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 1951 Used especially as a gender-neutral term: the child of one's sibling or sibling-in-law; one's nephew or niece.

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